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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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lchic - 03:43pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14546 of 14616)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

World Confidence in the USA economy isn't sliding ---- it's slid!

rshow55 - 03:43pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14547 of 14616)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Jorian319 - I've taken some time off to reread your postings - so far only the early ones - pre 11,000 . Some of them are very impressive - and not right wing either. Sensible, balanced, constructive - and pissed at me for being redundant, from time to time. With some (limited) reason - and in the early postings - it seems to me that you do listen to reason. Sorry I've got you so hostile, just now.

Of the first 20 jorian319 posts I read - I don't recall one that dealt with missile defense.

I'll keep reading.

cantabb - 03:46pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14548 of 14616)

Bluestar:

You probably did NOT know this: ASKING questions on this forum can get you labeled all kinds of things. The harder the questions, the more vicious the labels.

Consigning posts to their rightful place, and cutting the egos down to one size lower, and doing it consistently -- would get the ole' "Mutt-and-Jeff" schtik into a co-ordinated attack mode.

Rshow55 has also been looking for fund$$$ for his "work" : Watch his 'hints' at "staffed' efforts/organization etc. May be NYT Forum (in indirect $ & this opportunity) is NOT quite enough for this globally important work, even if you have a "world asset."

Keep at it. You're making more than a dent (quite unlike the 'regulars,' new or old).

"It got understood and exposed."

jorian319 - 03:47pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14549 of 14616)
"Statements on frequently important subjects are interesting." -rshow55

Look, Robert, I don't know anything about Missile Defense per se - maybe even less than you do.

You can stop looking now, because you're not going to find it. I don't propound on subjects about which I know nothing... unlike some.

lchic - 03:50pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14550 of 14616)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Showalter - nothing you post could possibly lead mr 'Jorian' poster towards hostility ... my guess is he's a hack who's paid to 'sit' here

cantabb - 03:52pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14551 of 14616)

lchic - 03:38pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14544 of 14548)

[to jorian]You're Switching ....

lchic: It's a loss/weakness for the USA economy

Didn't lchic say 'jorian' had also made the Dean's list ["ignore"] ? How come I see this back-and-forth then ?

"It got understood and exposed." May not be 'undrstood' by ALL, or "exposed" enough to notice that 'His Majesty' has no clothes ! [her "His Majesty" :)].

cantabb - 03:59pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14552 of 14616)

lchic - 03:38pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14544 of 14551)

You're [Jorian's] Switching ....

So are you !

This is a forum on MD !

lchic - 03:50pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14550 of 14551)

Showalter - nothing you post could possibly lead mr 'Jorian' poster towards hostility ... my guess is he's a hack who's paid to 'sit' here

This from the Amen corner !

More speculation on poster identification ?

"It got understood and exposed"

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